El Biky

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El Biky

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901 reviews

#60 of 840 Restaurants in Havana$$ - $$$, Caribbean, Latin, Cuban

+53 5 6587336+ Add website

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Sun

8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Mon

8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Tue

8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Wed

8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Thu

8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

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8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

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8:00 AM - 11:45 PM

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4.5

901 reviews

#60 of 840 Restaurants in Havana

Travelers' Choice 2024

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CUISINES

Caribbean, Latin, Cuban

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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Infanta y San Lázaro Centro Habana, Havana Cuba

+53 5 6587336

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CUISINES

Caribbean, Latin, Cuban

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

FEATURES

Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service

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Panchocaminos

Chirripo National Park158 contributions

One of the cleanest and among

Jan 2020 • family

One of the cleanest and among the best stocked in Havana. Food is tasty and affordable, you can see your order being prepared, good air conditioning and superb service. The bakery products are outstanding. In breakfast ask for the mixed bread basket, warm & delicious with fresh Cuban coffee. Lunch and dinner are varied and also good quality. Best value for your money in Havana. We recommend to try rum from Santiago de Cuba province, its outstanding on the rocks. Always ask for bottled water in Cuba, since visitors may not assimilate water from free public sources. It is successfully run by a worker’s cooperative and is an example worthy to emulate all around this beautiful island. Congratulations to all the crew: attendants, bakers and cookers!!!

Written January 25, 2020

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KFM214

San Diego104 contributions

Be preared to stand in lineat this popular place!

Dec 2019 • none

We went to El Biky’s twice during our stay in Vedado. One evening at 7PM, we stood in line for 30 mns. This hip eatery in Vedado resembles a busy and popular chain restaurant in the US. A squadron of attentive young servers keep the place hopping. What kept us coming back was the pizza with a cracker-thin crust smothered in mushrooms and melted cheese. The best! On a rainy evening, we restored our souls with large bowls of home-made chicken soup. El Biky’s is just 2 or 3 blocks from the Malecon. This would be first place I would head to if I return to Havana.

Written April 2, 2020

Tlopez220

Riverside30 contributions

Probably the best place we

Jan 2020 • none

Probably the best place we ate at during our stay in Havana. The food was delicious and the service was right on par with what we enjoy back home in the USA. Make sure you step next door to the bakery before you head home for some fresh sweet bread for your evening coffee. Any taxi or driver is family with Biky so it’s no problem getting there. Very reasonably priced for a restaurant that has a good mixtos locals and tourists. Everything about Cuba is fun. This is a comfortable clean place for breakfast lunch or dinner (make resurgir dinner or you’ll have to wait). Enjoy TLopez USA

Written January 26, 2020

Robert W

North Vancouver88 contributions

Very good

Feb 2020 • none

We arrived in Havana late in the evening and asked our Casa hostess for a recommendation on a restaurant close to our place in Vedado. She recommended El Biky, which was about 6 blocks away. We were delighted by the venue, food and service at El Biky. We went there at least 3 times during our week in Havana, trying out both the bar and the restaurant and we were never disappointed by the food, service or cost.

Written February 20, 2020

Rachel K

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Mediocre Food with a side of Hostility

Nov 2022 • none

We made a special effort to come visit this restaurant because it had such great reviews, but unfortunately our experience was very different. Before even entering the restaurant there was a feeling that we weren't welcome. There was a man standing in front of the door, like at most restaurants in Cuba, but instead of ushering us in - I had to ask if we could dine there and he didn't even open the door for us. We brushed it off and assumed it was just a difference of cultures and went inside to enjoy a meal. From there we were handed menus in Spanish. My husband and I did our best to try to decipher the various options, but neither of us are fluent in Spanish, so we had many questions for our waiter. He was visibly annoyed by our questions and eventually told us, "just order something, it all tastes good" . We followed his advice and haphazardly picked items off the menu that we couldn't fully understand. Our food came and it was fine. The portions were large, and it seemed to be cooked well, but it wasn't worth the cost of the taxi to get there or the uncomfortable ambiance of feeling unwanted. After we finished our meals, no one came to ask if we wanted anything else. I had to ask several times for the check, and still we were ignored for at least 20 minutes. During that time another tourist came in, and as we were sitting quite close to the entrance I overheard her conversation with the manager. She was from Canada, and the manager immediately offered her a menu in English. I thought back on how visibly irritated our waiter was with all of our questions about the menu that we couldn't understand and was confused about why we were never offered a menu in English. So when he walked by again, I asked him in Spanish "Do you have an English menu" and he chuckled and responded "yes". We are truly confused as to why we received such poor service and made to feel unwelcome. I have to assume it's because we are American's and before we ordered I asked if we could pay in USD. Culturally, I'm not sure if that's a rude question, but up until that point on our trip to Havana, it had been common for restaurants to accept USD, and from everything we heard from locals they often prefer USD. I just wanted to make sure before we racked up a bill, because I was running low on CUP. Again, the food was fine, but nothing to write home about. The awful service and hostility we received will be remembered forever. I wouldn't recommend visiting this restaurant during your trip to Havana, unless you're interested in being treated like garbage and enjoy mediocre food. Instead I would recommend visiting one of these establishments who have excellent food and kind, personable staff: JaMa, Cafe Bohemia, El Cafe, Los Mercaderes, Esto no es un cafe, El del Frente, and Lo de Monik.

Written November 19, 2022

Julio M

Toronto107 contributions

overpriced average food

Dec 2021 • none

average over priced food visited both sections. the one away from San Lazaro is a bit more cozy. The service on the other one was really bad, not even an smile and Cubans, we, are known for our charm. Most restaurants, like this one, includes a 10% tip, maybe that's the reason the waiters didn't put any effort in make us feel welcome. the waiter on the other size was much better. for what i paid for an other of french fries 6 USD, i get in canada a burguer with fries and a drink

Written January 11, 2022

Yery Betancourt

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Happy Mom

Jun 2021 • none

I ordered online from Miami a cake and some soft drinks for my mother’s birthday who is in Cuba and I’m just surprise how nice, easy and great service this business provided us with me ordering online and them doing their best to deliver my order on time and on a such great presentation. Thanks so much for being so professional! Can’t wait to visit Cuba and have one of those great meals that I see on your website. 100 % recommended.

Written June 8, 2021

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Not a good experience

Jan 2023 • none

I ordered Ropa Vieja and it only come with only one side: I chose Moros y Cristianos. When I was served the Ropa vieja was medium cold and the Moros had NO BEANS, 0! I pointed that out to the waiter and his response was that some people are allergic to beans! I guess if one is allergic to beans there is no way one will order it, don't you think? A friend that was with me ordered the fish fillet with its one side. I had visited another restaurant in town a couple of days earlier (Los Nardos) and ordered that same dish. My plate at Los Nardos had 3 sides and the fillet (same fish, Emperador) was twice as big, and the price was half cheaper!

Written January 10, 2023

Ana Lourdes O

2 contributions

A total disappointment and a disaster

Jun 2024 • family

A terrible and horrible disaster, fish in bad condition with stench and bad taste, I had to withdraw the service on two occasions, terrible michelada, wrong orders due to lack of attention when taking it, terrible lamb in wine and the vegetable salad plated with bad vegetables state I was wrong to choose them to celebrate Father's Day Despite arriving early at 6.30pm, the fish fillet of the day was sold out and what they said was grilled emperor fillet was somewhat nauseating. Terrible attention from the clerks and they didn't care about the bad service There is no sense of belonging and much less respect for the client I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND IT

Written June 17, 2024

Panda

23 contributions

Overall good except don’t order their fish

Dec 2023 • couples

Had Lobster, Fish, shrimp platter and lamb braised in red wine sauce. Everything was great except the fish. Maybe go there for lobster and Chicken or lamb but not fish… clean restaurants and great service….

Written December 26, 2023

soy_Ele

Madrid80 contributions

Great discovery in Havana

Mar 2024 • friends

We ordered beef, octopus and fish carpaccio, croquettes, mixed stuffed tostones, panna cotta, tres leches and micheladas to drink. Everything BRUTAL and great value for money. They put olive oil and homemade bread rolls to accompany it. The treatment of the staff was excellent. To repeat and recommend, of course.

Written March 24, 2024

Nakia C

1 contribution

Hide your wallets

May 2024 • friends

This was one of my go to restaurants every time i’m in Havana. This time “nope”. After going there in a party of 13 people and spending over $101,000 cuban pesos they had the audacity to say we underpaid especially when we recounted before paying the bill. They pulled a slick one and said we were short and then accused one of the members of our party of of miscounting. Come to find out this is a thing they do especially if they see a large party and know that you’re not from Havana. So beware they get in a group and start counting the money then accuse you of underpaying. So make sure you count and have the waiter count while at the table and if the bill is over $1000 pesos go to the register also to watch them count the money. 3 people which included the manager were counting the money (weird) So they pocketed some of the money and even took the waiters tip. If you eat there, you were warned.

Written May 27, 2024

Allan G

Atlanta1099 contributions

The Best So Far in Havana for the Price

Jan 2024 • solo

The best Lobster/Fish/Shrimp plate in Havan, hands-down. Excellent. The mojito was the best I have had in the city. The best. The name of the dish is Zarzuula de maricos (about $16) Service was good as was the ambience ... I definitely will return.

Written January 23, 2024

Nicolas H

Paris340 contributions

Good restaurant to do

Feb 2024 • couples

very very good restaurant where we only ate at lunchtime, the prices are higher than the surrounding restaurants but the quality and presentation are there. We ate very well. I do not recommend the fish which was a little dry and we had to ask for a sauce which was brought to us which was not better, they have an excellent Ropa Vieja

Written February 4, 2024

Yaque T

6 contributions

Good place, good food

Mar 2020 • family

If you are looking for good food at affordable prices this is the place. Large pasta dishes that you can not finish among others. Very good attention. The place is very clear, clean and quiet, its location is very central. They also have a bakery and is one of the best in havana.